A stress hardiness class I attended had the instructor’s 2 therapy dogs hanging around. Despite both dogs have tons of training and being incredibly well behaved to the point where they could visit hospitals, they still didn’t even come close to meeting the qualifications for service animals. I think many of those who…

Maybe I’ll start symbolically leaving tea and a towel out on the eve of Adams’ birthday.

Yeah. I’m only mildly concerned about another New Madrid type incident, but the remote possibility of another super-eruption like Toba occasionally disrupts my sleep.

Volcanic plumes are this weird combination of stunning an ominous.

She’s demonstrated far more competence than many currently in office. Plus she survived literal torture and emerged galvanized to help others. The president, on the other hand, receives slight criticism and tantrums like a toddler.

Me too. I actually really liked that movie when it first came out, but I don’t think I could listen to his voice for even a few minutes without feeling sick.

Bitter cold and blizzards vs massive wildfires. I think I’ll take the cold.

My parents were visiting me here, and just got home to central Ohio, where the newscaster was complaining about 21 degree weather. My parents, meanwhile, were thrilled about the ‘heat wave.’

Lactaid eggnog is really good, and one of the few that uses sugar instead of HFCS.

I got the Adirondack II boots about 5 years ago, and they are still going strong despite what New England winters have thrown at them. I highly endorse Ugg snow boots.

Well, that’s a bullshit rule.

But! It lead to people tweeting stories about some incredibly badass women, which was extremely enjoyable.

I think I will promptly freak out once I get an official date!

I’m having VSG early next year. I know exactly how you feel. My program’s psychiatrist assured me that if I wasn’t at all scared, he would be concerned I was in denial about how huge this is.

It’s likely he’s forgotten about Tel Aviv’s existence on account of the dementia, so that automatically excludes it as an option for him.

NO! Change is scary and confusing. Words fail me, so here is my hamster chewing on a penny.

No. She is a demon spawned from the malevolent seed of Mike Huckabee’s loins. There is not one iota of hope for a redemption story, and her misery is necessary for humanity to endure.

As a bisexual, atheist, and socialist, I read the title of this article and thought ‘well, he’s not wrong.’ I am indeed actively working towards his ruin.

Heh, we learned a few years ago, after the ipad fell in flour, that putting it in a ziplock bag helps.

That is beautiful and quite impressive. Every year at Christmas, my dad and I work incredibly hard just to weave a basic lattice on our apple pie. It’s never close to as good as the one in the youtube videos we follow. I think attempting herringbone would result in both of us having a full meltdown.